JP3705106B2 - Plant rearing business system - Google Patents

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【０１１７】
ここでベーシック情報とは、基本的な育成要因と育成結果に絞った植物育成の情報であり、各対象となる育成植物毎に必要データが限定されるものである。
【０１１８】
アドバンス情報とは、上記ベーシック情報に加え、それ以外の生情報（実情報）と、要因の相互効果及び要因の複合効果をも対象とした育成情報である。
【０１１９】
尚要因の相互効果としては、育成気温を変えることによって光周性（明暗サイクル）の影響が異なってくる等の例が考えられる。また要因の複合効果としては、対象となる育成植物の成長期と収穫期とで照明の明暗サイクルのパターンを変えることによって収穫量が飛躍的に増加するなどの例が考えられる。
【０１２０】
個別情報とは、各制御条件を成長の時系列上に配置し、育成状況、結果まで含んだ一過性の情報で、統計処理を行う前の生情報、或いは統計処理後の代表情報であり、事業者Ｂ側或いは顧客Ａのパソコンなどから制御ユニット２に入力される目的化された環境情報（モデル化育成情報）と、制御ユニット２が各制御機器に対して制御信号に変換して送出するための制御情報と、制御ユニット２から事業者Ｂ側或いは顧客Ａのパソコン３ａなどへ送出する育成結果の情報と、からなる。
【０１２１】
モデル化育成情報の例を図１５に示す。各種育成制御項目毎に、時系列上（植え付けからの累積時間・日数でも良い）の変化を示し、更に同じ時系列で各制御条件を並べることによって、育成制御の相互関係も判りやすくなっている。これは育成制御指示を行うための目的とする育成情報であって、必ずしも育成結果とは一致しない。
【０１２２】
尚図示例は、植物育成情報としては照明点灯、使用照明ランプの種類、ベース温度、装置内温度・湿度等を示しており、この場合照明点灯を、累積日数４０日目の前後において点灯時間と消灯時間とを異ならせる制御を行うことを示し、またランプ種類を累積２５日目，７０日目において変えることを示す。また育成用閉空間（気温）を累積４５日目前後において変えることを示す。更にベース温度を一定に保持することを示す。更に装置内湿度を７０日目で切り変えることを示す。
【０１２３】
またこのモデル化育成情報は、事業者Ｂ側が各種試験機関からの情報をもとに作成する場合、それに加えて顧客Ａからの育成の結果情報を基に作成する場合、及び顧客Ａ側が独自に上記情報をカスタマイズして作成する場合がある。
【０１２４】
次に制御情報の例を図１６に示す。この制御情報は、上記モデル化育成情報を基に作られるもので、上記モデル化育成情報を目標とし、その手段として機器制御項目の欄が実際の制御機器の制御情報となっている。
【０１２５】
この図示例では、４０日目から４２日目における制御情報を示しており、照明ランプのオン・オフのタイミング、ファン／ヒーター装置のヒーターのオン・オフのタイミング、ベース用ヒーターのオン・オフのタイミング、自動給水装置の給水のオン・オフのタイミング、ファン／ヒーター装置のファンのオン・オフのタイミングを示している。
【０１２６】
また育成結果情報の例を図１７に示す。この図は形式上は、上記モデル化育成情報と同じであるが、実際の情報が、制御機器の動作状況及びセンサーからの情報となる。このため主にアナログ的な情報となる。また、顧客Ａ側が直接行った何らかの操作や、植物Ｘ自体への摘心などの操作結果もこの情報に含めることができる。
【０１２７】
図示例では、照明ランプの点灯／消灯の時系列的な変化と、装置内温度（気温）の変化と、ベース温度の変化と、装置内湿度の変化を示す。
【０１２８】
ところで事業者Ｂでは、上記個別情報を複数個集め、統計的に処理して統計情報を作成する。この統計情報として、対象となる育成植物、育成要素、育成結果を様々なカテゴリー毎に限定し、それに対する結果のレベルを数値化、グラフ化する。
【０１２９】
図１８に統計情報の実際例を示す。これは或る野菜の育成温度と収穫量の関係を示すもので、例えば気温２７度で育成するよりも３０度で育成することによって、２０日間の合計収穫量が総じて１．７倍になることを表している。またこれはばらつきも含んでおり、個体差や他の条件によって必ずしもそのような結果にならないことも同時に表していることになる。
【０１３０】
この統計情報は、或る野菜の、２０日間当たりの収穫量と気温２７度と３０度の違い、という限定された条件での比較であり、他の条件でも必ず同様の傾向になるとは限らないが、これを基に予測を立てることは可能である。自然界においては、或る特定の育成条件と育成結果という関係は、上記統計情報として考えると、ほぼ正規分布に近い形になるものと考えられる。
【０１３１】
そこで上述した植物育成装置１を使い、不要条件を省き、特定の育成条件を様々に変化させることによって、図１９（ａ）〜（ｆ）に示すような様々な分布状況を作り出すことが可能となる。
【０１３２】
この図１９（ａ）〜（ｆ）は植物育成条件を変化させることによる育成結果（統計情報）の分布状況の変化のモデルを示しており、このときの育成条件としては無限に存在するが、主な例として、気温、地温、湿度、気流条件、炭酸ガス濃度、水分、養分、照明の光合成の光合成有効光量子束の透過率ＰＰＦ、照明暗闇、照明サイクル、Ｒ／ＦＲ比などがあげられる。また育成結果も目的により無限に存在するが、主な例として、成長速度、寿命、幹の高さ、幹の太さ、葉の大きさ、葉の色、果実の大きさ、果実の色、果実の収穫量、果実の味（辛・甘・苦・酸の各味）、花の大きさ、花の色、花の多さ、枝のつき方、各種病気、各種害虫などがあり、それぞれに明確な判断基準が必要となる。
【０１３３】
尚図１９（ａ）は、自然界の分布状況を示し、同図（ｂ）自然界に近い条件で人工的に不確定要素を排除することによってばらつきを小さくすることができることを示し、同図（ｃ）は特定の条件を変えることによって分布の中心線をずらすことができることを示し、同図（ｄ）は特定の条件を変えることによって分布を偏向させることを示し、同図（ｅ）は特定の条件を変えることによって、ばらつきを変化させることができることを示し、同図（ｆ）は特定の条件を変えることによって、分布状況を複合的に変化させることができることを示している。図中の矢印は変化方向を示す。
【０１３４】
各種育成植物の育成情報は図２０に示すようなマトリクスで与えられる。育成条件と育成結果を統計情報の形でマトリクスとし、ベーシック情報、アドバンス情報と順次確認していくことができる。これは、事業者Ｂ側が提供するホームページ上で確認することができ、必要とする植物の目的とする育成結果から、どのような育成制御が有効か確認していくことができる。
【０１３５】
また、事業者Ｂ側のコンピュータ５や顧客Ａ側のパソコン３ａ等の表示装置の画面に表示されているマトリクス上の統計データをポインティングデバイスによってクリック又はキーボード等を使用してクリックに類する行為を行うことによって、代表的なモデル化育成情報及び各個別育成情報を取り出すことができ、顧客Ａはこれを参考にしたり、そのまま使って育成制御を行うことができる。
【０１３６】
尚、個別情報が少なく統計情報として表せないものはその旨の標記がされ、上記と同様にクリック等の操作によって個別情報を確認、入手することができる。
【０１３７】
育成用種苗を事業者Ｂが販売する場合、顧客Ａの要望に合わせ様々なタイプの種苗を用意し、ホームページ上から通信販売する。この場合一般的な育成情報を持つもの、特殊な育成情報をもつもの、植物育成情報がなく顧客Ａ自ら作り上げる必要があるものなどがあり、価格形態にもバラエティーがある（場合によっては、育成結果をもって逆に事業者Ｂ側が買う場合も有り得る）。
【０１３８】
また顧客Ａ側のパソコン３ａ内に植物育成シミュレーションのアプリケーションプログラムをインストールし、またはインターネットＩＮＴにて繋がれた事業者Ｂ側のコンピュータ５内に組み込まれて提供するようにし、実際の植物育成情報を基に作られ、植物の選定から育成状況、育成結果まで、実際と同じような感覚でシミュレーションできるようにしても良く、このアプリケーションプログラムを事業者Ｂ側から供給する。
【０１３９】
この場合アプリケーションプログラムとベーシックの育成情報はフリーウェアとして無償公開し、アドバンス情報は有償で提供するようにし、これらの育成情報を、顧客Ａ側で自由に組み替えることにより、実際の植物育成装置１とリンクしながら新たな植物育成情報を創出することもできる。
【０１４０】
以上のように本発明方法及びシステムでは、様々な植物の持つ多様性の解明研究が、安価に短い期間で可能となり、植物研究の分野で飛躍的な進歩を促すことができる。これにより植物工場やハウス栽培等における生産性の向上、特化した様々な目的の栽培等が容易にできるようになり、野菜や花卉類の生産者に多大なメリット（低コスト、高効率、高付加価値）を提供することができる。これにより事業者Ｂは、農業プラント業者、植物工場やハウス農場及び各研究機関などとの間で契約を交わし、この育成情報の売買によって利益を得ることができる。
【０１４１】
また植物の持つ本来の可能性を引き出すという育成方法レベルでの制御を行い、遺伝子組み替え等の人体に対して危険性が懸念されるような種子レベルでの操作は行わないため、人体に対して安全安心であると共に、他の動植物体系など環境に与える影響も少ない。
【０１４２】
更に人工的な肥料、薬品に頼らない安全な育成方式を採用することもでき、昨今の消費者ニーズとして高まってきている無農薬、有機栽培の需要に応えることができる。そしてこれにより、長期的な地球環境、自然環境の破壊に歯止めをかけることができるばかりでなく、アレルギーなどの人体への影響も緩和できる可能性がある。
【０１４３】
また顧客Ａ側は、様々な植物の中から自分の育成したい植物を選び、育成結果の目標（例えは「長期間花を咲かせ続ける育成方法」など）を決めたら、農園や家庭菜園またはプランターによる育成などのような手間をかけることなく、事業者Ｂ側から提供された植物育成情報に従って容易に植物を育成できる。
【０１４４】
逆に、育成方法を自分なりにカスタマイズすることによって、より効率的な栽培方法や特殊な育成結果などを生み出すことが可能であり、顧客Ａの創造性を活かすことができると共に、育成情報の結果は、場合によっては他の顧客Ａや事業者Ｂに販売することもでき、新たな趣味として発展していくことができる。
【０１４５】
更にまた顧客Ａ間の売買のときは、事業者Ｂは売買手数料として利益を得るビジネスを創出することができる。
【０１４６】
更に植物育成装置１は、小形で部屋のインテリアとして、また家具調のタイプも考えられ、マンション、アパートなどの集合住宅においても、自由自在な植物育成が実践できる。また、オフィスやロビー、エントランスなどの観葉の用途としても利用できる。
【０１４７】
植物育成情報のやり取りばかりでなく、植物育成装置１やその他サプライ用品の購入、レンタル契約なども全てインターネットを通じて行い、またこれは既存のパソコン３ａや携帯電話３ｃを利用することにより、顧客Ａは安価に参加することが可能となり、この時事業者Ｂにとって、装置購入、レンタル契約時に利益を得ることが可能であるが、それ以上にサプライ品やオプション品によって定常的に利益を得ることができるビジネスが展開可能となる。
【０１４８】
更に植物には、視覚的な癒し効果が古くから知られ、また空気清浄効果が最近の研究で明らかにされつつあるが、本システムを病院や老人ホーム等の介護施設に設置し、インターネットによる遠隔操作にて制御し育成することによって、容易にこれらの効果を引き出すことができる。
【０１４９】
また植物の育成に手をかけることは、老人の惚け防止や治療に役立つことが知られており、園芸療法などが近年盛んになってきている本システムを設置し、手動で育成を行い、育成情報のインターネット監視によって最低限のフォローを外部から与えることによって、同様の効果を容易に得ることができる。
【０１５０】
また植物育成シミュレーションゲームを実際の植物育成情報とリンクした形で提供することによって、顧客Ａにとって新たな植物を新たな方法で育成する際、バーチャルで予測しリアルで実践という図式が可能となり、新たなおもしろさを顧客Ａに与えることができる。またこれにより、リアル、バーチャル両面から育成情報の確度向上を図ることができる。
【０１５１】
様々な植物を様々な育成条件にて、意図とする結果を予測しながら実践することは、自然科学の分野にて有効である。
【０１５２】
更に本発明のシステムを教育現場に導入し実践することによって、様々な比較実験から自然科学分野の教育に役立つと共に、子供の情操教育の一助とすることも可能である。
【０１６１】
【発明の効果】
請求項１の植物育成制御システムの発明は、下部に育成植物を植え付けるベース部を設けた育成用閉空間を有し、外部より上記育成用閉空間内を外部より視認可能とした植物育成装置と、該植物育成装置に隣接又は内包するように配設され、上記育成用閉空間内の環境を含めた植物育成に要する育成要素の制御を行う制御機器及び上記育成用閉空間内の環境状態を検知するセンサー類と、上記制御機器の制御情報や上記センサー類で検知した環境の情報を統合する制御ユニットとを顧客側に備えるとともに、インターネットを通じて上記制御ユニットとの間で情報の授受を行うサーバーを事業者側に備え、上記制御ユニットは、パソコン又は携帯電話或いは直接インターネットに接続されるネットワーク側の入出力部と、上記制御機器及びセンサー類と接続される入出力部とを備えるとともに、上記ネットワークを介して上記サーバーから送られてくる植物育成情報に基づいて上記各制御機器を制御して上記育成用閉空間の環境を制御して育成植物を育成するステップを担う機能と、上記センサー類で検知する上記育成用閉空間の環境検知情報や顧客側で入力される育成植物の成育状況からなる育成情報を結果情報として上記インターネットを通じて上記サーバーへ伝達するステップを担う機能を備え、上記サーバー側には結果情報を受け取る機能と、この結果情報に基づいた事業者側での分類解析により得られた、顧客側で育成方法の修正のための情報や制御ユニット、制御機器の制御条件の修正のための情報からなる植物育成情報の更新情報を、インターネットを通じて顧客へ伝達するステップを担う機能とを有しているので、顧客側で事業者側から提供される植物育成情報に基づいて植物育成装置の育成用閉空間内で植物育成ができ、しかも事業者側では顧客側の植物育成に基づいた結果情報により様々な植物の持つ多様性の解明研究が、安価に短い期間で可能となり、結果植物研究の分野で飛躍的な進歩を促すことができるシステムを構築できるものであって、顧客側での植物育成情報の入手や、事業者側での結果情報の収集がインターネットを通じて行える。
【０１６２】
請求項２の植物育成制御システムの発明は、請求項１の発明において、上記制御ユニットは、上記センサー類が検知した環境の情報を、入力された植物育成情報と比較して、上記制御機器に制御信号としてフィードバックする機能を有するので、精度の高い植物育成装置の育成用閉空間の環境制御が可能となる。
【０１６３】
請求項３の植物育成事業システムの発明は、下部に育成植物を植え付けるベース部を設けた育成用閉空間を有し、外部より上記育成用閉空間内を外部より視認可能とした植物育成装置と、該植物育成装置に隣接又は内包するように配設され、上記育成用閉空間内の環境を含めた植物育成に要する育成要素の制御を行う制御機器及び上記育成用閉空間内の環境状態を検知するセンサー類と、上記制御機器の制御情報や上記センサー類で検知した環境の情報を統合する制御ユニットとを顧客側に備えるとともに、インターネットを通じて上記制御ユニットとの間で情報の授受を行うサーバーを事業者側に備え、上記制御ユニットは、パソコン又は携帯電話或いは直接インターネットに接続されるネットワーク側の入出力部と、上記制御機器及びセンサー類と接続される入出力部とを備えるとともに、上記ネットワークを介して上記サーバーから送られてくる植物育成情報に基づいて上記各制御機器を制御して上記育成用閉空間の環境を制御して育成植物を育成するステップを担う機能と、上記センサー類で検知する上記育成用閉空間の環境検知情報や顧客側で入力される育成植物の成育状況からなる育成情報を結果情報として上記インターネットを通じて上記サーバーへ伝達するステップを担う機能を備え、上記サーバー側には結果情報を受け取る機能と、この結果情報に基づいた事業者側での分類解析により得られた、顧客側で育成方法の修正のための情報や制御ユニット、制御機器の制御条件の修正のための情報からなる植物育成情報の更新情報を、インターネットを通じて顧客へ伝達するステップを担う機能とを有している植物育成制御システムを用いるものであって、上記事業者側サーバーには、上記インターネットを通じて一般顧客に対して植物育成に係る事業内容を公開提示するとともに、事業内容に基づいた上記装置・機器の購入若しくは貸与と上記装置・機器の種別、育成必要用品の有無、当該事業者との契約等、一般顧客の意志決定を取得するホームページを構築する機能と、収集した植物育成状態の情報から行った育成状況の診断結果に基づいて顧客へ上記ネットワークを介してアドバイスを行う機能とを備えているので、請求項１の効果に加えて、種苗、植物育成に要する装置、用品、育成情報の貸与・販売・提供の対象となる一般顧客を広く募集することができる事業を実現でき、一般顧客にとって、育成する植物の種苗、育成に要する装置や用品を、店舗等に出かけることなく入手することができ、しかもネットワークを通じて診断やアドバイスを受けることができるため、問題解決のために一般顧客自身が本などを特に参照して勉強する苦痛等がなくなり、植物育成を継続して十分に楽しむことができ、一方事業者にとっても特に店舗を開く必要もなく、更に一般顧客からの育成状況の把握と植物育成の情報をネットワークを通じて得られるため、情報を分類解析することで、新たな植物育成の情報（ノウハウ）を蓄積することができるという効果がある。
【０１６４】
請求項４の植物育成事業システムの発明は、請求項３の発明において、上記事業者側サーバーには植物育成の情報を蓄積する機能と、上記分類解析の結果及び蓄積した植物育成の情報を専業顧客に対してネットワークを通じてホームページを通じて受け渡す機能とを備えているので、植物育成情報を収集して専業顧客に販売する事業を行うことができ、しかも育成を行う一般顧客に対しては植物育成の喜びを与えることができる上に、植物育成に要する装置、用品の販売も可能となり、更に情報の収集と、受け渡しとをネットワークを通じて行うため、事業者は居ながらにしてこれら業務が行える。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明方法を用いた植物育成制御システムの一実施形態のシステム構成図である。
【図２】同上の植物育成情報の取得方法の一例を説明するフローチャートである。
【図３】同上の植物育成情報の取得方法の別例を説明するフローチャートである。
【図４】同上の植物育成情報の取得方法の他例を説明するフローチャートである。
【図５】同上に於ける第１、第２のユーザーと事業者の契約関係説明図である。
【図６】同上に於ける第１のユーザーと事業者との情報の流れ及び物流関係説明図である。
【図７】同上に於ける第１，２のユーザーと事業者との情報の流れ及び物流関係説明図である。
【図８】（ａ）は同上の事業者と第１ユーザーとの間の契約と植物育成開始までの処理過程を示すフローチャートである。
（ｂ）は同上の事業者と第１ユーザーとの間の追加契約と異種植物育成開始までの処理過程を示すフローチャートである。
【図９】（ａ）は同上の植物育成時における第１ユーザーと事業者の処理過程を示すフローチャートである。
（ｂ）は同上の事業者における育成情報の加工処理過程を示すフローチャートである。
【図１０】同上の事業者と第２ユーザーとの間の育成情報作成の委託時の処理過程を示すフローチャートである。
【図１１】同上に用いる植物育成装置の一部破断せる全体斜視図である。
【図１２】同上に用いる植物育成装置の分解斜視図である。
【図１３】同上に用いる制御ユニットの接続関係説明図である。
【図１４】（ａ）〜（ｃ）は同上に用いる植物育成装置の他の例の斜視図である。
【図１５】同上で使用するモデル化育成情報の例の説明図である。
【図１６】同上で作成使用される制御情報の例の説明図である。
【図１７】同上で収集される育成結果情報の例の説明図である。
【図１８】同上の統計情報の作成例の説明図である。
【図１９】同上で作成される育成結果の分布状況の変化のモデル例図である。
【図２０】同上の育成情報のマトリクス化の例図である。
【符号の説明】
Ａ 顧客
Ｂ 事業者
ＩＮＴ インターネット
１ 植物育成装置
２ 制御ユニット
３ａ パソコン
３ｂ ゲーム機
３ｃ 携帯電話
３ 汎用通信機器
４ サーバー
５ コンピュータ[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention Planting This is related to the product development business system.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Since ancient times, plants have been adapted to the harsh natural weather changes and behavior of other animals and plants. In addition, this external factor sometimes acted on the extinction of the species, but each time a new species that can withstand it was born, and so far a wide variety of plants have been born. As a result, plants have a variety of varieties, such as different shapes and suitable growth conditions, and within them, they have a variety of genetic information so that they can deal with a variety of external factors.
[0003]
Vegetables and flower buds have been cultivated by mankind since ancient times, and their cultivation methods have changed in various ways with age. In the old days, it was intended to help grow plants, and mainly selected land, treated weeds and pests, and managed water.
[0004]
Currently, fertilizer management, temperature management, light management, etc. are added to actively promote plant growth, and it is shifting from vast field crops to house cultivation and integrated mass production plant factories. .
[0005]
Plants produced in house cultivation and plant factories have been cultivated for a long time and their cultivation methods and conditions have been clarified to some extent, and are limited to varieties suitable for the production methods described above. Or we have created varieties suitable for the production method by improving the varieties.
[0006]
In addition to this, human desires are “more colored, better-shaped, unusual, etc.” for flowering plants, “more delicious, larger, more harvested, etc.” for vegetables. It appears one after another without being satisfied with the current situation.
[0007]
In order to satisfy these requirements, there is a need to further improve new varieties and develop new breeding methods. However, these developments require a large number of samples, vast land, precise control and management technology, and a longer period of time, and are costly. For this reason, this is done mainly by non-profit institutions such as agricultural laboratories and university research institutions in various regions, and in the private sector, which is a commercial purpose, it is performed only in very limited fields. It is a fact. In addition, even in the above-mentioned agricultural laboratories and universities, even if there are academically interesting themes, it will be done from the one with the immediate attention, the one with a great social contribution, and the one with the fast effect, The development of is also targeted at limited fields and limited methods.
[0008]
On the other hand, the means of mass production (highly efficient production) and high value-added production in the agricultural field are information manipulation at the seed level of plants by variety improvement and control of various environmental conditions at the breeding stage.
[0009]
The former was established as an advanced technical field such as mating technology and genetic recombination, and new species of plants are still being created.
[0010]
The latter is a stable cultivated culture that eliminates negative growth conditions that occur in the natural world by mechanically controlling temperature, ground temperature, humidity, moisture content, carbon dioxide concentration, light intensity, light wavelength, light rhythm, etc. Is to do.
[0011]
This is done in house cultivation, plant factories, etc. under specific conditions for specific crops and florets, and each growth condition is electrically controlled based on the growth conditions prepared in the laboratory. In addition, a method of intensive control from a remote location via the Internet or the like is being attempted.
[0012]
By the way, in the negative growth conditions described above, there are growth inhibition factors due to diseases and pests. In addition, regarding soil conditions, there are problems such as growth failure due to continuous cropping and lack of fertilizer.
[0013]
In order to solve these problems, chemical fertilizers and pesticides have been researched and developed and have become indispensable in modern agriculture.
[0014]
However, the use of large amounts of chemical fertilizers and pesticides over a long period of time has not only caused the destruction of the surrounding natural environment, but also has been pointed out to the human body such as allergies. Interest in organic farming has been increasing, and its importance is increasing day by day.
[0015]
On the other hand, in addition to the above-mentioned agriculture for plant cultivation, there is plant cultivation cultivation at home, and the number of people who enjoy gardening and kitchen garden (home garden) is increasing year by year. There are various things such as arrangements and types to enjoy as art, those to enjoy the crops produced, those to nurture the process and enjoy daily care, those to grow and enjoy unusual types and shapes, etc.
[0016]
The growing conditions at that time include changes in the natural environment such as the weather and problems of pests, but manuals, chemicals and various horticultural goods for clearing these are widely used. These are made mainly for the purpose of normally growing ordinary plants based on the results of research and development by the above-mentioned agricultural laboratories, various research institutes and gardening manufacturers.
[0017]
By the way, a large-scale plant growing apparatus is arranged as a system in the aforementioned plant factory and the like, and the growing control is actively performed in a specific field. Although there are a few small-scale plant growing devices for household use, the method is a hydroponics type, and the control is about the control of the hydroponic part and the lighting control. It is up to you. When separated from the natural environment as a plant growing device, in order to control at least under the same conditions as the natural world, a wide range of detailed control is required. It is considered difficult.
[0018]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
On the other hand, the elucidation of plant diversity and research on plant diversity have progressed only in a limited number of crops and flowers, and the majority of other plants are difficult to study in terms of time and cost. Is in the situation.
[0019]
It is expected that the breeding and research of only the unbalanced varieties will affect the survival of the majority of other species and cause fatal problems due to future changes in the natural environment.
[0020]
In addition, there are always plants that can survive the sudden changes in the natural environment, but these studies have not been conducted, and only crops that are convenient for current mass production are produced. Not producing crops with various genetic information also means extinction of the species. In order for human beings to stably benefit from plants even in the future changes in the natural environment, we will study the various environmental adaptability of various plants and study the diversity of plants. It is necessary to elucidate.
[0021]
In addition, genetic recombination technology is one of the methods for manipulating information at the seed level of plants by improving plant control technology varieties, etc., but this is mainly aimed at improving productivity. There is a tendency to specialize. For this reason, long-term effects on the human body are becoming a concern. In addition, some plants are cultivated under environmental control in house cultivation, plant factories, etc., but the control factors for the plants are limited to specific ones. Depending on the plant, there are various control factors and their levels, and the current environmental control technology for plants is still not sufficient.
[0022]
Furthermore, the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides over a long period of time has not only caused the destruction of the surrounding natural environment, but also has been pointed out to the human body such as allergies. Interest in organic farming has been increasing, and its importance is increasing day by day. The use of such chemicals also increases the chemical dependency of the soil itself, and repeats a vicious cycle toward the development of stronger chemicals. And it is feared that when this circulation is saturated in the future, the productivity is drastically lowered.
[0023]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the object of the present invention is to elucidate the diversity of various plants and to conduct research in a short period of time at low cost. Accuracy can be increased, and detailed classification by category is also possible Planting The purpose is to provide a product training business system.
[0033]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the invention of the plant growth control system according to claim 1, there is provided a plant growth apparatus that has a closed space for growth provided with a base portion for planting a grown plant in the lower part, and that allows the inside of the closed space for growth to be visually recognized from the outside. A control device that is arranged adjacent to or contained in the plant growing apparatus, and that controls the growth elements required for plant growth including the environment in the growing closed space, and the environmental state in the growing closed space. A server that includes sensors to be detected and a control unit that integrates control information of the control device and environment information detected by the sensors, and that exchanges information with the control unit through the Internet. The control unit includes a personal computer, a mobile phone, or a network-side input / output unit connected directly to the Internet, the control device, Provided with a output section connected to the Nsa such, each controller on the basis of the plant growing information sent from the server via the network Control the vessel Function to control the environment of the above closed space for raising the growing plant And above The closed space for the growth detected by sensors Environmental detection information and growth information consisting of the growth status of the growth plant input by the customer It is provided with a function responsible for transmitting the result information to the server through the Internet as a result information. The server side has a function to receive the result information, and is obtained by classification analysis on the operator side based on the result information. Responsible for the step of transmitting update information of plant growth information consisting of information for correcting the growing method and information for correcting control conditions of the control unit and control equipment to the customer through the Internet. It has the function.
[0034]
Claim 2 In the invention of the plant growth control system of claim 1 In the invention, the control unit has a function of comparing the environment information detected by the sensors with the input plant growth information and feeding it back to the control device as a control signal.
[0035]
In the invention of the plant growth business system according to claim 3, there is a plant growth apparatus that has a closed space for growth provided with a base part for planting a grown plant in the lower part, and that allows the inside of the closed space for growth to be visually recognized from the outside. A control device that is arranged adjacent to or contained in the plant growing apparatus, and that controls the growth elements required for plant growth including the environment in the growing closed space, and the environmental state in the growing closed space. A server that includes sensors to be detected and a control unit that integrates control information of the control device and environment information detected by the sensors, and that exchanges information with the control unit through the Internet. The control unit includes a personal computer, a mobile phone, or a network-side input / output unit connected directly to the Internet, the control device, Provided with a output section connected to the Nsa such, each controller on the basis of the plant growing information sent from the server via the network Control Function to control the environment of the above-mentioned closed space for growing and to grow the growing plant And above The closed space for the growth detected by sensors Environmental detection information and growth information consisting of the growth status of the growth plant input by the customer It is provided with a function to transmit the result information to the server through the Internet as a result information. The server side has a function to receive the result information and obtained by classification analysis on the business operator side based on the result information. , Responsible for the step of transmitting to the customer, via the Internet, update information of plant growth information comprising information for correcting the growing method on the customer side and information for correcting the control conditions of the control unit and control equipment A plant growth control system that has a function, and publicly presents the business content related to plant growth to the general customer through the Internet on the server on the business side, and based on the business content In addition, the function to construct a homepage for obtaining general customers' decision making, such as the purchase or lending of the above devices / equipment, the type of the above devices / equipment, the presence of necessary supplies, the contract with the business operator, etc. And a function of providing advice to the customer via the network based on the diagnosis result of the breeding status performed from the state information.
[0036]
Claim 4 In the invention of the plant cultivation business system of claim 3 In the present invention, the provider side server has a function of accumulating plant growth information and a function of delivering the result of the classification analysis and the accumulated plant growth information to a specialized customer through a homepage through a network. It is characterized by being.
[0040]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to embodiments.
[0041]
Figure 1 System of an embodiment of the present invention Shows the configuration, The system In the customer A side, a plant growing apparatus 1 for growing various plants is installed indoors or outdoors.
[0042]
The plant growing device 1 has a closed space for cultivation having a base portion for planting a grown plant, and includes control devices for controlling various environmental conditions of the closed space for growing and sensors for detecting the environmental state. It is connected to a control unit 2 that is adjacent to (or included in) the plant growing apparatus 1.
[0043]
The control unit 2 has an input / output unit (input / output port) for external information, and is connected to the Internet INT directly or through a general-purpose communication device 3 such as a personal computer 3a, a home game machine 3b, or a mobile phone 3c. .
[0044]
On the other hand, the operator B side has a server 4 connected to the Internet INT, and exchanges various kinds of training information with a plurality of customers A, and automatically or by operating the computer 5 on the operator B side. The training information can be processed to obtain new training information.
[0045]
Here, the method of the present invention for obtaining various plant growth information in accordance with the purpose of the plant to be cultivated will be described with reference to a basic flowchart shown in FIG.
[0046]
As the first step in this flow chart, the company B side uses the present system to list various plants that can be used. And The plant growing apparatus 1 and other various information necessary for growing are provided (disclosed) to the customer A using the home page on the web server constructed by the server 4.
[0047]
And customer A decides the plant to grow and the breeding method based on such information, obtains plant breeding information and seedlings from the business operator B side, and if there is no plant breeding device 1 at the same time, plant growing device 1 And purchase or rent (paid loan) contract for control unit 2
Thereafter, the company B sends out the plant growing device 1, seedlings, plant growing information (nurturing program), and other supplies (supplied items) necessary for plant growing according to the order and contract status of the customer A. Here, the plant cultivation information can be downloaded by the customer A through the Internet INT.
[0048]
As a second step, customer A sets the plant growing device 1 and plant seedlings. Huh In some cases, connection with a general-purpose communication device 3 such as a personal computer 3a, a game machine 3b, or a mobile phone 3c is also performed.
[0049]
And in the plant breeding information provided from the company B side Therefore A command is issued to the control equipment for environmental control provided in the plant growing apparatus 1 automatically or manually, and actual plant growing cultivation is started.
[0050]
At the same time, the necessary fertilizer and other supplies are obtained (purchased and serviced) as needed.
[0051]
As a third step, information on the operating state of the control device when controlled until the end of the growth and the environment of the closed space for cultivation of the plant growing device 1 detected by the sensors is sent to the server 4 side as information on the growth control status. The information is automatically transmitted, and the information is monitored on the business operator B side. When the training is completed, information on the direct training state manually input by the customer A and control information automatically taken in are transmitted to the business operator B side as result information via the Internet INT.
[0052]
As the fourth step, the result information obtained in the third step is used as the server on the business operator B side. 4 At The In addition to accumulating, classification analysis is performed for each category automatically or manually to create new plant growth information.
[0053]
In these series of flows, the customer A can grow the plant automatically with almost no modification, and can also freely grow his / her own plant by freely modifying his / her hands. In any case, the information on the actual controlled growth results is transmitted to the operator B side, and the operator B side uses the result information and the result information from a plurality of customers A for each category. Grasping the status of training results for various environmental factors as data Go be able to.
[0054]
Also, as shown in FIG. 3, new plant growth information (cultivation program) with increased accuracy obtained by the first to fourth steps is provided again as updated plant growth information to the customer A side. By providing the fifth step and cyclically executing the above first to fifth steps, the plant growth information can be further increased in accuracy, and detailed classification by category is also possible. Come.
[0055]
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the customer A side uses a general-purpose communication device 3 such as a personal computer 3a, a game machine 3b, or a mobile phone 3c in the home, with hints of plant growth information sequentially classified and analyzed on the business operator B side. In addition, it is possible to provide a step of freely customizing the plant growing information (nurturing program).
[0056]
As an example of the former, plant breeding information (nurturing program) is provided from the provider B side (download or CD-ROM), and the customer A operates on the personal computer 3a in the home.
[0057]
As an example of the latter, the customer A accesses a dedicated home page provided by the business operator B side with the mobile phone 3c and performs customization on the Internet INT.
[0058]
As a result, the customer A can freely change the training pattern even during the training, and can also enjoy the discovery of a new training method from his own discovery. The information on the various growth of the various plants obtained in this way is further classified and stored on the business operator B side.
[0059]
Further, the business operator B can provide the plant factory, other agricultural related corporations, business organizations, and general users for a fee as information on plant cultivation with higher accuracy and information for special cultivation purposes.
[0060]
General customers include general households, office foliage plant suppliers, nursing care facilities, hospitals, etc., and specialized customers include agricultural corporations, plant factories that grow vegetables, fruits and flowers, and general farms that grow houses If there are research institutions such as agricultural plant traders, farm test laboratories, universities, etc., the former is the first user U1 and the latter is the second user U2, the relationship between the operator B and these users U1 and U2 is as shown in FIG. Thus, the business operator B enters into a membership contract with the first user U1 and an information sales contract with the second user U2.
[0061]
FIG. 6 shows a flow between the first user U1 and the business operator B. Sales and rental of equipment including the plant growing device 1 from the business operator B to the first user U1 (1) In addition, sales of optional supplies and supplies (2), provision of basic plant growth information (nurturing program) (3), and control results information (4) from the first user U1 and growth results information (▲) 5) is sent to the operator B side. The business operator B also sells personal data (6) to other first users in addition to the first user U1.
[0062]
FIG. 7 shows a case in which the business operator B receives information from the second user U2, and the first user U1 and the business operator B receive the first information from the business operator B in the same manner as in FIG. Sales and rental (1) of equipment including plant growing device 1 to user U1, sales of optional items and supplies (2), provision of basic training information (4), first From the user U1, control result information (5) and training result information (6) are sent to the operator B side. Between the business operator B and the second user U2, the business user B receives the provision of basic training information (3) provided by the business user B to the first user U1 from the second user U2, and the business operator B receives the second user. Provide information on the training result received from the first user U1 (6) to U2 (7).
[0063]
The process of the support method in the plant cultivation business of the present invention as described above is shown in FIGS.
[0064]
FIG. 8 (a) shows a flow from the conclusion of the new contract between the business operator B and the first user U1 until the first user U1 starts training. In the first step S1, the business operator B Presents the business contents on the Internet INT homepage constructed on the server 4 which is a general public presentation means.
[0065]
The contents of this presentation are the kind of plant, the kind of plant growing device 1, the growing method (manual growing method / automated growing method / customized growing method by the customer), Membership method, support information (including information on supplies for supply (supply items)), information on optional items used for development, information on membership and purchase costs, contract details, and the like.
[0066]
In the second step S2, the homepage is browsed by the WWW browser, and the first user U1 who wishes to join performs the procedure for joining from the homepage.
[0067]
In this procedure, the purchase or rental of the plant growing apparatus 1 including the control device and the control unit 2, the selection of the first growing plant, the selection of the type (type) of the plant growing apparatus 1, Also The first user U1 performs selection such as addition of optional items, and further performs a contract procedure for membership.
[0068]
When the contract between the business operator B and the first user U1 is completed through the homepage in this way, the business operator B starts a service for the first user U1 in the third step S3.
[0069]
In step S3, the business operator B sends the plant growing apparatus 1 to the first user U1, dispatches optional items and supplies, dispatches the seeds and seedlings of the plant to be grown, and training software ( A planting program (plant growth information for growth control) is sent out (mailing of documents and CDROMs or distribution through the Internet, etc.).
[0070]
In response to these shipments, the first user U1 performs setting of the plant growing device 1 in the fourth step S4.
[0071]
That is, in step S4, the first user U1 assembles and installs members such as the plant growing device 1 and the control unit 2, and uses a home network or mobile phone. 3c The cultivation is started through the connection to the communication device 3 such as the above, the setting of the breeding program, the planting of seedlings into the plant growing apparatus 1, the start of use of supplies and optional items, and the like.
[0072]
FIG. 8A shows a flow until the business operator B and the first user U1 sign a new contract and the first user U1 starts training. The first user U1 is already in business with the business operator B. When a contract is made and a new plant is to be additionally cultivated, an exchange as shown in FIG. 8B is performed between the business operator B and the first user U1.
[0073]
First, in the first step S1 ′, the first user U1 selects a plant to be grown on the homepage of the operator B. In this case, in addition to the selection of plants to be cultivated, additional options will be examined and contracts will be renewed.
[0074]
When the operator B has an additional contract from the first user U1 on the homepage and there is a plant selection to be added, the service starts for the first user U1 in the second step S2 ′. On the basis of the contents, an optional product is sent, a seed and seedling of a plant to be grown is sent, and a breeding software (a breeding program for breeding control) is sent (by mailing a document or CDROM or distributed through the Internet).
[0075]
Corresponding to these shipments, the first user U1 sets the plant growing device 1 in the third step S3 ′.
[0076]
That is, in this step S3 ′, the first user U1 performs renewal cleaning of the plant growing device 1 and the control unit 2, etc., setting a new growing program, planting seedlings into the plant growing device 1, and supplying supplies (optional items). After the start of use, etc., the cultivation starts.
[0077]
8 (a) and 8 (b) show the flow from the contract (additional contract) between the business operator B and the first user U1 to the plant growth, but the business operator B and the first user during the plant growth. The flow with U1 is shown in FIG.
[0078]
First, in 1st step S5 of Drawing 9 (a), the 1st user U1 practices plant cultivation. In this practice, in addition to the training practice of automatic training by the control unit 2 and control equipment, and manual training such as the use of supplies by the user, fertilization, water supply, etc., training data (growth control status including environmental detection information) Sensors for detecting environmental information such as the growth status of plants and plants - There is a process of automatic or manual transmission to the operator B through the Internet NT by automatic collection by the user or manual input by the first user U1.
[0079]
In the second step S6, based on the training information transmitted from the first user U1, training support is provided to the first user U1 through the Internet NT. In other words, the plant growth status is diagnosed based on the control information and the growth status, and advice is given to the first user U1 by e-mail, for example, based on the diagnosis result. Also, optional items are shipped to the first user U1 as necessary.
[0080]
The first user U1 who has received this advice corrects the breeding method based on the advice content in the third step S7. In this case, manual growth correction and control conditions of the control unit 2 and the control device are corrected.
[0081]
On the other hand, the business operator B performs the grasping of the progress of the growth process and the accumulation of the plant growth information in the fourth step 8 based on the obtained plant growth information and information on the growth status (growth progress information).
[0082]
The above steps 5-8 are cyclically repeated until the breeding is completed.
[0083]
When the first user U1 reports the completion of training to the operator B through the Internet NT, for example, the operator B enters the training completion report in the progress report database provided in the server 4 or the like in the fifth step 9, and A contract (additional contract) cancellation process with the first user U1 is performed. At the end of this training, information on the results of training is sent manually or automatically from the first user U1.
[0084]
The result information of this training is processed by the business operator B along the flow shown in FIG. 9B, and the business targeted for the second user U2 such as sales of the training information to the second user U2 who is a dedicated customer is developed. The
[0085]
In the first step S10 of FIG. 9B, the business operator B classifies the training result information from the first user U1 and publishes it on the homepage as the training individual information, and the plant training and plants of other first users U1. Providing information that can be used as a reference for selection of training.
[0086]
Then, in the second step S11, the business operator B classifies the training result information from the plurality of first users U1 by category, summarizes it as statistical information, and posts it on the home page. In this case, we will not publish details about important items. As a result, it is possible to provide information that serves as a reference for plant growth and plant growth selection of other first users U1, and to clarify the unique growth conditions for each plant.
[0087]
In the third step S12, the business operator B starts service for the second user U2. In other words, items on important websites are introduced on the website, and information sales are announced.
[0088]
Then, in the next fourth step S13, processing is performed for making a contract with the information sales on the homepage between the business operator B and the second user U2 who has seen the notice.
[0089]
FIG. 9B shows a case where information obtained by classifying and analyzing the information on the results of plant breeding performed by the first user U1 is sold and provided to the second user U2. However, the training information is provided to the second user U2. FIG. 10 shows a flow for the case of making a production contract.
[0090]
In this case, in the first step S14 of FIG. 10, the business operator B announces on the homepage that it is possible to contract for the creation of the training information.
[0091]
The second user U2 who sees the notice makes a contract with the business operator B on the homepage (second step S15). The second user U2 in this case is intended for users who need a large amount of training information for creating new product training information or improving productivity under limited training conditions. Establish conditions such as period and cost.
[0092]
In this way, in the third step 16, the business operator B who has concluded a contract with the second user U2 transmits information on consignment training (contract training) for the first user U1 through the homepage. This information includes plants to be grown, fixed contents of growing conditions, contract money, and the like.
[0093]
The first user U1 who wishes to undertake consignment training by referring to the information on this homepage makes a contract with the operator B on the homepage in the fourth step S17. In this case, the contract determines information on plants to be grown, fixed contents of the growing conditions, contract money, and the like.
[0094]
Based on this, similar to step S3 in FIG. 8 (a) or step S2 ′ in FIG. 8 (b), the operator B sends the plant growing device 1, optional items, seeds and seedling software to the first user U1. In response to this shipment, the first user U1 executes step S4 in FIG. Or Step S3 ′ of FIG. 8 (b) is executed to practice the plant growth shown in FIG. 9 (a). As a result, the operator B grasps the growth status, obtains the plant growth result information, etc., and performs the classification analysis of the plant growth result in the same manner as shown in FIG. 9B to process the information (fifth step). S18). A and B in step S18 indicate the process of FIGS. 8A and 8B, and C and D indicate the process of FIGS. 9A and 9B.
[0095]
After this processing, the business operator B hands over the information that has been processed according to the contract to the corresponding second user U2 based on the contract (sixth step S19).
[0096]
In this way, the business operator B can support the development of the plant desired by the first user U1 with the first user U1 by being supported by the homepage constructed in the server 4, Also, a business of collecting plant analysis result information of the first user U1, classifying and analyzing it, and selling the processed information to the second user U2 who is a specialist is also developed. Furthermore, it is possible to develop a business that entrusts the creation of training information for the second user U2.
[0097]
Now, an example of the plant growing apparatus 1 sold or rented from the business B to the customer A who is the first user U1 in the above business development is shown in FIGS.
[0098]
The plant growing apparatus 1 is composed of a structure that constitutes a closed space for growing an actual growing plant X, and a part of the structure is formed by a transparent cover 10 made of glass, acrylic, or the like. It has a function.
[0099]
The structure in which the closed space for growing the plant growing device 1 is provided is divided into four blocks of the cover 10, the bottom portion 11, the ceiling portion 12, and the device body 13, and the bottom portion 11 has an upper surface opening. Formed in a flat box shape having a concave plane 11a, a plant plant X is planted, and a base portion 15 is provided as a portion that stretches the root of the plant plant X. As this base part 15, the type according to uses, such as soil culture or hydroponics, is prepared and provided.
[0100]
Further, the apparatus main body 13 is provided with a water supply port 16 that is erected on one end portion of the bottom portion 11 along the inner side lower portion of the outer surface of one end of the bottom portion 11 and protrudes to the lower portion of the inner side surface. The hole 17 formed in the side wall is inserted into the concave plane 11a so that water can be supplied to the base 15 on the concave plane 11a.
[0101]
The cover 10 has a U-shaped horizontal cross-section, and is disposed on the base 15 so that the ends of both side pieces are in contact with both sides of the inner surface of the apparatus main body 13. The four surrounding walls of the closed space for rearing are constructed.
[0102]
As described above, the cover 10 also serves as an observation window for observing the growth state of the cultivated plant X planted on the base 15 and viewing the leaves, and has a vent hole 18 as shown in the figure.
[0103]
The ceiling part 12 is attached to the ceiling part of the space surrounded by the four peripheral walls composed of the cover 10 and the apparatus main body 13.
[0104]
Thus, the growing closed space is constituted by an internal space surrounded by the cover 10, the bottom part 11, the ceiling part 12, and the apparatus main body 13.
[0105]
The ceiling portion 12 is provided with a plant-growing illumination lamp 19 in accordance with the type and the growth method of the growing plant X, and a base heater 14 is disposed between the base 15 and the concave plane 11a as a control device. An air conditioner in the apparatus main body 13 for air conditioning, a dimmer for dimming the plant-growing illumination lamp 19, a time switch for controlling the time of the control device, and the water supply port It is set according to the plant and the breeding method to be cultivated by an automatic water supply device or a fertilizer supply device for performing automatic water supply or fertilization using the unit 16 and further by a control device such as a fan for airflow control.
[0106]
In FIG. 12, the fan / heater device 20 is set in the device main body 13 as a control device, and a vent hole 21 for taking in outside air for the fan / heater device 20 is formed in the side surface of the device main body 13. At the same time, a blower hole 22 is formed on the inner surface.
[0107]
In addition, as a sensor to detect the environmental condition in the closed space for breeding, a base temperature sensor (for soil, underwater), temperature sensor, humidity sensor, illuminance sensor, moisture sensor, carbon dioxide sensor, etc. A sensor is set in accordance with the type of the growing plant X and the growing system.
[0108]
In the case of FIG. 12, a base temperature sensor 23 is disposed corresponding to the base 15, and a temperature / humidity sensor 24 for detecting the temperature and humidity in the closed cultivation space is incorporated in the apparatus main body 13. This temperature / humidity sensor - Corresponding to 22, a vent hole 25 is formed on the front side of the apparatus main body 13.
[0109]
Further, in the apparatus main body 13, in the case of FIG. 12, for example, in the case of FIG. 12, an operation command is sent to the control equipment such as the base heater 14, the fan / heater device 20, the plant growing illumination lamp 19, and the operation state thereof. And a sensor for detecting an environmental condition in the closed space for cultivation (including outside the apparatus in some cases), for example, a base temperature sensor 23, a temperature / humidity sensor. - A control unit 2 connected to sensors such as 24 and having a function of receiving environmental information from the sensors 23 and 24 is provided. Of course, the control unit 2 may be provided outside the apparatus main body 13.
[0110]
As shown in FIG. 10, the control unit 2 of this embodiment is a personal computer 3a, a game machine 3b, or a mobile phone. 3c The basic plant growth information is received from the input / output port 30 connected directly to the Internet INT via the general-purpose communication device 3 or the like and the business operator B side, and converted into control signals for each control device. It has a function to send out.
[0111]
Conversely, the operation state signal from each control device C on the plant growing device 1 side and the detection information from each sensor D for environment detection are converted into control result and plant growth result information, and transmitted to the business operator B side. It has a function.
[0112]
Moreover, the detection information from the sensor D may not become the intended breeding environment. this For, The control unit 2 always compares the plant growth information, which is the basis for operating the control device, with the environment information detected by the sensor, calculates the deviation, and again controls the control device based on the calculation result. As a feedback control function for issuing a command.
[0113]
In this embodiment, the customer A performs direct operations such as supply of fertilizer and water from the outside, pruning, and pinching.
[0114]
By the way, the structure of the plant growing apparatus 1 is adapted to the plant height of the plant X, the spread of the branches, and the like as shown in FIGS. A columnar shape, a tall shape, or a piece that is integrated with furniture such as a table is also conceivable, and is not limited to the shapes shown in FIGS. Of course, the plant growing apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 14A to 14C is also provided with a control device and a sensor for detecting an environmental state, and the control unit 2 is provided in the vicinity or in the vicinity thereof.
[0115]
As shown in Table 1, the information on plant growth handled in this embodiment can be divided into individual information and statistical information according to the difference in information form, and can be divided into basic information and advanced information according to the difference in information content. it can.
[0116]
[Table 1]

[0117]
Here, the basic information is information on plant growth focused on basic growth factors and growth results, and necessary data is limited for each target growth plant.
[0118]
The advance information is nurturing information that targets not only the basic information but also other raw information (actual information), a mutual effect of factors, and a combined effect of factors.
[0119]
As examples of the mutual effect of the factors, there can be considered an example in which the influence of the photoperiodicity (light / dark cycle) varies depending on the growth temperature. Further, as a combined effect of factors, an example is conceivable in which the yield is drastically increased by changing the pattern of the light / dark cycle of illumination between the growth period and the harvest period of the target plant.
[0120]
Individual information is temporary information that includes each control condition on the time series of growth and includes the growth status and results. It is raw information before statistical processing or representative information after statistical processing. Targeted environment information (modeling development information) input to the control unit 2 from the personal computer of the operator B or the customer A, etc., and the control unit 2 converts each control device into a control signal and sends it out And control information for training and information on the training results sent from the control unit 2 to the business operator B side or the personal computer 3a of the customer A.
[0121]
An example of the modeling and raising information is shown in FIG. For each type of breeding control item, changes in time series (cumulative time / days since planting may be used) are shown, and the control conditions are arranged in the same time series, making it easy to understand the interrelation between breeding controls. . This is the target training information for performing the training control instruction, and does not necessarily match the training result.
[0122]
In the illustrated example, the plant growth information indicates illumination lighting, the type of illumination lamp used, base temperature, internal temperature / humidity, etc. In this case, the illumination lighting is the lighting time before and after the cumulative number of days 40. It shows that the control for making the light-off time different is performed, and also shows that the lamp type is changed on the 25th day and the 70th day. Moreover, it shows that the closed space (temperature) for cultivation is changed around the 45th day of accumulation. It also shows that the base temperature is kept constant. Furthermore, it shows that the humidity in the apparatus is switched on the 70th day.
[0123]
In addition, this modeled training information is created based on information from various testing institutions by the operator B side, in addition to when it is created based on the training result information from the customer A, and the customer A side uniquely The above information may be customized and created.
[0124]
Next, an example of the control information is shown in FIG. This control information is created on the basis of the modeling and growing information. The modeling and growing information is the target, and the device control item column is the control information of the actual controlling device as the means.
[0125]
In this illustrated example, control information from the 40th day to the 42nd day is shown. The lighting lamp ON / OFF timing, the fan / heater device heater ON / OFF timing, and the base heater ON / OFF timing are shown. Timing, automatic water supply on / off timing, fan / heater - The timing of turning on / off the fan of the device is shown.
[0126]
An example of the training result information is shown in FIG. This figure is formally the same as the above-described modeling / nurturing information, but the actual information is the operation status of the control device and information from the sensor. For this reason, it is mainly analog information. In addition, some operations directly performed by the customer A side and operation results such as pinching to the plant X itself can be included in this information.
[0127]
In the illustrated example, a time-series change in lighting lamp on / off, a change in device temperature (air temperature), a change in base temperature, and a change in device humidity are shown.
[0128]
By the way, the business operator B collects a plurality of the individual information and statistically processes them to create statistical information. As this statistical information, the target growing plant, the growing element, and the growing result are limited to various categories, and the level of the result is numerically expressed and graphed.
[0129]
FIG. 18 shows an actual example of statistical information. This shows the relationship between the growth temperature and yield of a certain vegetable. For example, by growing at 30 degrees rather than growing at an air temperature of 27 degrees, the total harvest for 20 days will be 1.7 times as a whole. Represents. This also includes variation, which means that such a result is not always obtained due to individual differences and other conditions.
[0130]
This statistical information is a comparison under a limited condition that a certain vegetable has a yield of 20 days and a temperature difference between 27 degrees and 30 degrees, and the same tendency is not always obtained under other conditions. However, it is possible to make a prediction based on this. In the natural world, a relationship between a specific growth condition and a growth result is considered to be a shape close to a normal distribution when considered as the statistical information.
[0131]
Therefore, it is possible to create various distribution situations as shown in FIGS. 19A to 19F by using the plant growing apparatus 1 described above, omitting unnecessary conditions, and changing various specific growing conditions. Become.
[0132]
FIGS. 19 (a) to 19 (f) show models of changes in the distribution of growth results (statistical information) by changing plant growth conditions. When There are an infinite number of growth conditions, but the main examples are temperature, earth temperature, humidity, airflow conditions, carbon dioxide concentration, moisture, nutrients, photosynthesis of photosynthesis of photosynthesis of illumination, PPF, illumination darkness, illumination Cycle, R / FR ratio and the like. There are also infinite growth results depending on the purpose, but the main examples are growth rate, life span, stem height, stem thickness, leaf size, leaf color, fruit size, fruit color, Fruit yield, fruit taste (spicy, sweet, bitter and acid flavors), flower size, flower color, flower richness, branching, various diseases, various pests, etc. Clear criteria are required.
[0133]
FIG. 19 (a) shows the distribution situation of the natural world, and FIG. 19 (b) shows that the variation can be reduced by artificially removing uncertain elements under conditions close to the natural world. ) Indicates that the center line of the distribution can be shifted by changing a specific condition, FIG. 6D shows that the distribution is deflected by changing the specific condition, and FIG. It is shown that variation can be changed by changing the conditions, and FIG. 5F shows that the distribution situation can be changed in a complex manner by changing specific conditions. The arrows in the figure indicate the direction of change.
[0134]
The growing information of various growing plants is given in a matrix as shown in FIG. The growth conditions and the growth results can be made into a matrix in the form of statistical information, and can be checked sequentially with basic information and advance information. This can be confirmed on the homepage provided by the business operator B side, and it can be confirmed what kind of growth control is effective from the desired growth result of the necessary plant.
[0135]
In addition, the statistical data on the matrix displayed on the screen of the display device such as the computer 5 on the business operator B side or the personal computer 3a on the customer A side is clicked by a pointing device, or an act similar to clicking is performed using a keyboard or the like. Thus, representative modeled growth information and each individual growth information can be taken out, and the customer A can refer to this and use it as it is to perform the growth control.
[0136]
In addition, if there is little individual information and it cannot be expressed as statistical information, it is marked as such, and the individual information can be confirmed and obtained by an operation such as clicking as described above.
[0137]
When company B sells seedlings for breeding, various types of seedlings are prepared according to the request of customer A and mail-ordered from the website. In this case, there are things that have general breeding information, those that have special breeding information, those that do not have plant breeding information and need to be created by customer A, and there is a variety of price forms (in some cases, the results of the breeding On the other hand, there is a case where the operator B buys on the contrary).
[0138]
Also, an application program for plant growth simulation is installed in the personal computer 3a on the customer A side, or it is incorporated into the computer 5 on the business operator B side connected via the Internet INT, and actual plant growth information is provided. From the selection of plants to the growing situation and the growing result, simulation may be performed with the same feeling as the actual one, and this application program is supplied from the business operator B side.
[0139]
In this case, the application program and basic breeding information are released free of charge as freeware, advanced information is provided for a fee, and the rearing information is freely rearranged on the customer A side. It is also possible to create new plant breeding information while linking.
[0140]
As described above, according to the method and system of the present invention, research for elucidating the diversity of various plants can be performed at a low cost in a short period of time, and dramatic progress can be promoted in the field of plant research. This makes it possible to easily improve productivity in plant factories and house cultivation, and to cultivate specialized purposes for a variety of purposes, and has great benefits for vegetable and flower producers (low cost, high efficiency, high Value added). As a result, the operator B makes a contract with an agricultural plant contractor, a plant factory, a house farm and research institutions. Exchange In addition, profits can be obtained by buying and selling the nurturing information.
[0141]
In addition, control at the growth method level that draws out the original potential of the plant, and operations at the seed level that are of concern for the human body, such as genetic recombination, are not performed. It is safe and secure and has little impact on the environment, such as other animal and plant systems.
[0142]
Furthermore, it is possible to adopt a safe breeding method that does not rely on artificial fertilizers and chemicals, and can meet the demand for pesticide-free and organic cultivation, which has been increasing as consumer needs in recent years. This can not only stop the long-term destruction of the global environment and natural environment, but can also reduce the effects of allergies on the human body.
[0143]
Customer A chooses the plant he wants to grow from various plants and decides the target of the growth result (for example, “How to keep flowers blooming for a long time”). Plants can be easily grown according to the plant growth information provided from the business operator B side without taking time and effort such as rearing.
[0144]
On the contrary, by customizing the breeding method yourself, it is possible to create more efficient cultivation methods and special breeding results, etc., while making use of the creativity of customer A, In some cases, it can be sold to other customers A and business operators B, and can be developed as a new hobby.
[0145]
Furthermore, when buying and selling between customers A, the business operator B can create a business that can profit as a trading fee.
[0146]
Furthermore, the plant growing apparatus 1 is small and can be used as a room interior or a furniture-like type, and can freely grow plants in apartment houses such as apartments and apartments. It can also be used for foliage use in offices, lobbies and entrances.
[0147]
Not only the exchange of plant growth information, but also purchase of plant growth device 1 and other supplies, rental contracts, etc. are all done through the Internet, and this is cheap for customer A by using existing personal computer 3a and mobile phone 3c. At this time, it is possible for the business operator B to make a profit at the time of device purchase and rental contract, but more than that, there is a business that can constantly make a profit from supplies and optional products. Can be deployed.
[0148]
Furthermore, the plant has been known for its visual healing effect for a long time, and the air cleaning effect has been clarified in recent research. However, this system has been installed in nursing facilities such as hospitals and nursing homes, and is remotely controlled via the Internet. These effects can be easily brought out by controlling and nurturing by operation.
[0149]
In addition, it is known that plant cultivation is useful for preventing and treating elderly people, and this system, where horticultural therapy has become popular in recent years, is installed and cultivated manually. The same effect can be easily obtained by giving a minimum follow-up from the outside by the Internet monitoring of information.
[0150]
In addition, by providing a plant growth simulation game linked with actual plant growth information, when a new plant is grown in a new way for customer A, it is possible to create a virtual prediction and real practice diagram. It is possible to give the customer A fun. This also makes it possible to improve the accuracy of the training information from both real and virtual sides.
[0151]
It is effective in the field of natural science to practice various plants while predicting intended results under various growth conditions.
[0152]
Furthermore, by introducing and implementing the system of the present invention in the educational field, it is possible to help the education of the natural science field from various comparative experiments and to help children's emotional education.
[0161]
【The invention's effect】
Invention of the plant growth control system of Claim 1 has the closed space for cultivation which provided the base part which plants a growth plant in the lower part, The plant growth apparatus which made the inside of the said closed space for cultivation visible from the outside from the outside A control device that is arranged adjacent to or contained in the plant growing apparatus, and that controls the growth elements required for plant growth including the environment in the growing closed space, and the environmental state in the growing closed space. A server that includes sensors to be detected and a control unit that integrates control information of the control device and environment information detected by the sensors, and that exchanges information with the control unit through the Internet. The control unit includes a personal computer, a mobile phone, or a network-side input / output unit connected directly to the Internet, the control device, and the Provided with a output section to be connected to the service class, each controller on the basis of the plant growing information sent from the server via the network Control the vessel Function to control the environment of the above closed space for raising the growing plant And above The closed space for the growth detected by sensors Environmental detection information and growth information consisting of the growth status of the growth plant input by the customer It is provided with a function responsible for transmitting the result information to the server through the Internet as a result information. The server side has a function to receive the result information, and is obtained by classification analysis on the operator side based on the result information. Responsible for the step of transmitting update information of plant growth information consisting of information for correcting the growing method and information for correcting control conditions of the control unit and control equipment to the customer through the Internet. Therefore, plants can be cultivated in the closed space for cultivating the plant cultivating device based on the plant cultivating information provided on the customer side from the customer side. Based on the result information, research on elucidation of the diversity of various plants is possible at a low cost in a short period of time, and it is possible to construct a system that can encourage dramatic progress in the field of plant research. You can obtain information on plant cultivation on the customer side and collect result information on the business side through the Internet.
[0162]
Claim 2 The invention of the plant growth control system of claim 1 In the invention, the control unit has a function of comparing the environment information detected by the sensors with the input plant growth information and feeding it back to the control device as a control signal. It is possible to control the environment of the closed space for growing the apparatus.
[0163]
Invention of the plant cultivation business system of Claim 3 has the closed space for cultivation which provided the base part which plants a growth plant in the lower part, The plant cultivation apparatus which made the inside of the said closed space for cultivation visible from the outside from the outside, A control device that is arranged adjacent to or contained in the plant growing apparatus, and that controls the growth elements required for plant growth including the environment in the growing closed space, and the environmental state in the growing closed space. A server that includes sensors to be detected and a control unit that integrates control information of the control device and environment information detected by the sensors, and that exchanges information with the control unit through the Internet. The control unit includes a personal computer, a mobile phone, or a network-side input / output unit connected directly to the Internet, the control device, and the Provided with a output section to be connected to the service class, each controller on the basis of the plant growing information sent from the server via the network Control Function to control the environment of the above-mentioned closed space for growing and to grow the growing plant And above The closed space for the growth detected by sensors Environmental detection information and growth information consisting of the growth status of the growth plant input by the customer It is provided with a function to transmit the result information to the server through the Internet as a result information. The server side has a function to receive the result information and obtained by classification analysis on the business operator side based on the result information. , Responsible for the step of transmitting to the customer, via the Internet, update information of plant growth information comprising information for correcting the growing method on the customer side and information for correcting the control conditions of the control unit and control equipment A plant growth control system that has a function, and publicly presents the business content related to plant growth to the general customer through the Internet on the server on the business side, and based on the business content In addition, the function to construct a homepage for obtaining general customers' decision making, such as the purchase or lending of the above devices / equipment, the type of the above devices / equipment, the presence of necessary supplies, the contract with the business operator, etc. Since it has a function of giving advice to the customer via the network based on the diagnosis result of the development status made from the status information, the claim 1 In addition to the effects of the above, it is possible to realize a business that can widely recruit general customers who are eligible for lending, selling, and providing seedlings, plants, equipment required for plant growth, and cultivation information. Since seedlings, equipment and supplies necessary for breeding can be obtained without going to stores, etc., and diagnosis and advice can be obtained through the network, general customers themselves particularly refer to books etc. to solve problems. No need to open a store for business operators, and it is also a network to grasp the growth status from general customers and information on plant growth. Therefore, it is possible to accumulate new plant growth information (know-how) by classifying and analyzing information.
[0164]
Claim 4 The invention of the plant cultivation business system of claim 3 In the present invention, the provider side server has a function of storing plant growth information, and a function of delivering the result of the classification analysis and the stored plant growth information to a dedicated customer through a homepage through a network. Therefore, it is possible to conduct business to collect plant growth information and sell it to specialized customers, and to give general customers who grow plants the pleasure of plant growth, as well as the equipment required for plant growth, Supplies can be sold, and information is collected and delivered via a network, so businesses can perform these tasks while staying there.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of a plant growth control system using a method of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a method for acquiring plant growth information.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining another example of the method for acquiring plant growth information.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining another example of the method for acquiring plant growth information.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the contractual relationship between the first and second users and the business operator in the same as above.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of information flow and physical distribution relationship between the first user and the business operator in the same as above.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the information flow and physical distribution relationship between the first and second users and the business operator in the same as above.
FIG. 8 (a) is a flowchart showing a process between a contract between the business operator and the first user and the start of plant growth.
(B) is a flowchart which shows the process of an additional contract between a provider and a 1st user same as the above, and a heterogeneous plant growth start.
FIG. 9 (a) is a flowchart showing the processing steps of the first user and the operator during plant growth as described above.
(B) is a flowchart which shows the processing process of the training information in a provider same as the above.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing process at the time of entrusting creation of training information between the business operator and the second user.
FIG. 11 is an overall perspective view in which the plant growing device used in the above is partially broken.
FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of a plant growing apparatus used for the above.
FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of connection relations of control units used in the above.
14 (a) to 14 (c) are perspective views of other examples of the plant growing apparatus used in the above.
FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of an example of modeling development information used in the above.
FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of an example of control information created and used in the above.
FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of an example of training result information collected in the above.
FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of a creation example of statistical information according to the above.
FIG. 19 is a model example diagram of changes in the distribution status of the training results created in the same as above.
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of matrix formation of the growth information same as above.
[Explanation of symbols]
A customer
B company
INT Internet
1 Plant breeding equipment
2 Control unit
3a PC
3b game machine
3c mobile phone
3 General-purpose communication equipment
4 server
5 Computer

Claims (4)

A plant growing device having a growing space provided with a base part for planting a growing plant in the lower part, and making the inside of the closed space for growing visible from the outside, and adjacent to or including the plant growing device Control devices that are arranged and that control the growth elements necessary for plant growth including the environment in the closed closed space, sensors that detect the environmental state in the closed closed space, and control information of the control device And a control unit that integrates information on the environment detected by the sensors on the customer side, and a server on the operator side that exchanges information with the control unit via the Internet. A network-side input / output unit connected directly to a personal computer, a mobile phone or the Internet, and an input / output unit connected to the control device and sensors Moni, function responsible for steps by controlling the respective control equipment to cultivate growing plants by controlling the environment of the closed space for said development based on plant growing information sent from the server via the network And a function responsible for transmitting the environment detection information of the closed space for the growth detected by the sensors and the growth information consisting of the growth status of the growth plant input by the customer to the server as result information through the Internet. The server side has a function to receive the result information, and information obtained from the classification analysis on the operator side based on the result information, the information on the control unit and the control device for correcting the training method on the customer side. updates plant breeding information consisting of information for controlling the conditions of modification, and a function responsible for the step of transmitting to the customer through the Internet Plant growth control system characterized and. The control unit, the information of the environment in which the sensors, detects, as compared to the input plant breeding information, according to claim 1, wherein the plant is characterized by having a function of feedback as a control signal to the control device Training control system. A plant growing device having a growing space provided with a base part for planting a growing plant in the lower part, and making the inside of the closed space for growing visible from the outside, and adjacent to or including the plant growing device Control devices that are arranged and that control the growth elements necessary for plant growth including the environment in the closed closed space, sensors that detect the environmental state in the closed closed space, and control information of the control device And a control unit that integrates information on the environment detected by the sensors on the customer side, and a server on the operator side that exchanges information with the control unit via the Internet. A network-side input / output unit connected directly to a personal computer, a mobile phone or the Internet, and an input / output unit connected to the control device and sensors Moni, function responsible for steps by controlling the respective control equipment to cultivate growing plants by controlling the environment of the closed space for said development based on plant growing information sent from the server via the network And a function responsible for transmitting the environment detection information of the closed space for the growth detected by the sensors and the growth information consisting of the growth status of the growth plant input by the customer to the server as result information through the Internet. The server side has a function to receive the result information, and information obtained from the classification analysis on the operator side based on the result information, the information on the control unit and the control device for correcting the training method on the customer side. updates plant breeding information consisting of information for controlling the conditions of modification, and a function responsible for the step of transmitting to the customer through the Internet A product growth control system is used, and the business content related to plant growth is publicly presented to the general customer through the Internet on the server on the business operator side, and the purchase of the device / equipment based on the business content is made. Or the function of constructing a homepage to acquire general customers' decision making, such as loan and type of equipment / equipment, presence / absence of necessary supplies, contract with the relevant business operator, etc. A plant growth business system comprising a function of providing advice to a customer via the network based on a result of diagnosis of a situation. The provider server has a function of storing plant growth information, and a function of passing the result of the classification analysis and the stored plant growth information to a specialized customer through a homepage through a network. The plant cultivation business system according to claim 3.

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